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Stay informed about the latest news from DOME, where we delve into the world of microbial ecology. From innovative research findings to team achievements, explore how we’re uncovering the secrets of microbial life and its role in our ecosystems.

Annual DOME trip

11.09.2026 DOME

Yesterday was a good reminder that team spirit is not weather-dependent. ☔🥾

NEW STUDY: Archaea as “flexitarians”: ammonia-oxidising microbes also feed on amino acids

07.09.2026 DOME

New CeMESS-led research overturns the assumption that marine sponge archaea feed exclusively on ammonia, offering new insights into one of the oldest…

New paper: New study traces the evolution of microbial sulfur oxidation metabolism through Earth’s oxygenation history

28.07.2026 DOME

How did microbes adapt as Earth transformed from an oxygen-free world into the oxygen-rich planet we know today? A new study with contributions from…

New paper: Antarctic bacterium yields previously unknown iron-scavenging molecules

22.07.2026 DOME

A bacterium isolated from Antarctic soils produces a new group of natural products that help them compete for one of life's most important nutrients:…

DOC Fellowship for Zeynep Kurt

03.07.2026 DOME

Zeynep Kurt, PhD student at CeMESS, has been awarded a DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). With this competitive grant, she will…

New Tenure-Track Professors at CeMESS

03.07.2026 CeMESS

CeMESS is delighted to welcome Megan Sorensen and Clarissa Campbell, who joined the University of Vienna as Tenure-Track Professors in May 2026. We…

Congratulations to Anna Lopatina, our postdoctoral fellow at CeMESS, on receiving the FWF-ASTRA Award with the Medical University of Vienna!

25.06.2026 DOME

Her project will explore the systems-level interactions between bacteriophages and bacterial defense, with implications for engineering phages for…

Congratulations to Sarah Pati on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award!

25.06.2026 EDGE

From source to tap, Sarah Pati will trace the hidden journey of emerging sulfonate pollutants: we’re excited to announce that she has been awarded a…

Congratulations to Bettina Glasl on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award!

25.06.2026 DOME

We’re thrilled to announce that Bettina Glasl has been awarded a prestigious FWF-ASTRA grant to explore at CeMESS how ancient animal–microbe…